medullary
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The medullary respiratory center, responsible for the rhythm and depth of respiration, comprises various neurons dedicated for inspiration and expiration.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
Hillman’s family posted on his Instagram account Wednesday that he was diagnosed in August with a rare form of kidney cancer called renal medullary carcinoma and was under hospice care.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2022
The cavity at the center of the bone is called the medullary cavity.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
They die in the calcified matrix that surrounds them and form the medullary cavity.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Such healing may be rendered more certain by keeping the wounded surface moist—e.g. by means of damp moss, and so encouraging the formation of callus-bridges from the medullary rays.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
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